Relay for Life

This year, on April 9th 2010, I am taking part in an all-night event on Brown University's campus for a great cause - the fight against cancer.

You might have heard of Relay For Life - the largest cancer-fighting movement in the world. More than 230 Relays will be happening throughout New England this year, and more than 5,000 nationwide in the USA.

My team and I will be cheering the cancer survivors who kick off the event by taking the first lap around the track. Then, everyone else will join in and the goal is to keep at least one member of our team on the track all night. Lighting the way will be hundreds of luminarias - lighted bags bearing the names of loved ones who have faced a cancer diagnosis, including our beloved Radha.

Relay is a time of reflection, a time to celebrate survivorship, and a time to pledge to take some kind of action to fight a disease that roughly 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with in their lifetime. It might be a pledge to wear sunscreen, avoid tanning beds, volunteer with the American Cancer Society to drive patients to and from lifesaving treatments, or remind my mom to get her annual mammogram.

As a Relay participant, I am committed to raising as much money as I can to help ensure that the American Cancer Society can continue to meet the demand for its programs and services for cancer patients and their caregivers - help finding clinical trials and health insurance, temporary lodging during treatment far from home, summer camps for children and teens with cancer, and much more.

I am proud to be part of Relay, and I'm hoping you find the cause to be as worthy as I do. If so, please make a donation today on my personal Web page. I would be so appreciative. Any amount helps.

Thank you for taking time to read this. Have a great day.

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-Minoo